Firefighters work at the site of a fire at a high-rise building in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, 8 November 2026;
Credit: cnsphoto via REUTERS
BEIJING, 9 November (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a high-rise residential building in Taiyuan, the capital of China's northern province of Shanxi, killing at least fourteen people, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday 9 November 2026.
State media said 25 people were still in hospital, nine with serious injuries, citing authorities after the fire broke out on Sunday 8 November 2026 evening in the building on a busy downtown main road.
Smoke billowed over the 40-storey structure as firefighters poised on cranes outside battled to douse the flames spreading from its centre, in video images circulated online and verified by Reuters.
The fire was put out after about two hours and authorities said rescue operations wrapped up by 20:30, with 38 people taken to hospital.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire in the northern manufacturing hub, state media added.
